Action
The enduring popularity of the action movie has drenched the genre in cliche yet glorious invention abounds around the globe - fighting is the international language. Fashionable styles of film-making come and go but action movies just change their shoes and remain centre-stage.
Great glittering galaxies of genre from across the Alice universe have been gleaned to assemble a suitably kick-ass selection of ballistic ballet and poetic pugilism to scintillate the delicate senses of our discerning clientele. Are you ready to rumble? Are you feeling lucky, Sir/Madame? Our suggestions for a hearty evening of action are listed below.
Pictured: Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang springs into action. Sean Connery as agent 007 in "Diamonds are Forever" (1971).
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005)
7.6/10
Director: Shane Black
Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan, Corbin Bernsen
From Shane Black, the man who wrote the book on buddy flicks - kicking off the "Lethal Weapon" series, comes this astonishing and hilarious directoria... Read more
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang ( Blu-ray ) (2005)
7.6/10
Director: Shane Black
Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Val Kilmer, Corbin Bernsen, Michelle Monaghan
From Shane Black, the man who wrote the book on buddy flicks - kicking off the "Lethal Weapon" series, comes this astonishing and hilarious directoria... Read more
Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
6.6/10
Director: Chris Nahon
Starring: Jet Li, Bridget Fonda, Tcheky Karyo
Co-scripted and co-produced by Luc Besson ("The Professional"), this wild action epic boasts Jet Li as a Beijing police detective who is framed for ki... Read more
Kiss of the Dragon ( Blu-ray ) (2001)
6.6/10
Director: Chris Nahon
Starring: Bridget Fonda, Jet Li, Tcheky Karyo
Co-scripted and co-produced by Luc Besson ("The Professional"), this wild action epic boasts Jet Li as a Beijing police detective who is framed for ki... Read more
Kite (1998)
6.7/10
Director: Yasuomi Umetsu
Starring: Animation
An acclaimed Japanamie adventure with a familiar (but no-less successful) set-up: a young girl, raised by a detective after her parents are murdered,... Read more
Knight and Day (2010)
6.3/10
Director: James Mangold
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Tom Cruise, Jordi Molla, Peter Sarsgaard, Viola Davis, Marc Blucas...
Big screen superstars Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz come together in this fun, action-packed thrill-ride that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Wh... Read more
Knight and Day ( Blu-ray ) (2010)
6.3/10
Director: James Mangold
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Tom Cruise, Jordi Molla, Peter Sarsgaard, Viola Davis, Marc Blucas...
Big screen superstars Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz come together in this fun, action-packed thrill-ride that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Wh... Read more
Knightfall (2017)
6.8/10
Starring: Tom Cullen, Padraic Delaney, Julian Ovenden, Ed Stoppard, Mark Hamill
A look at the final days of the Knights Templar during the 14th century. Knightfall chronicles the mysterious but true accounts of the Knights Temp... Read more
Knights Of Sidonia (Blu-ray) (2014)
7.7/10
A thousand years after the destruction of Earth by gigantic aliens called Gauna, mankind is living on massive spaceships. One of these space ships is... Read more
Knockabout (1979)
7.4/10
Director: Sammo Hung
Starring: Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung, Ka-Yan Leung , Hoi San Lee
Two con-men brothers, Yipao (Yuen Biao) and Taipao (Ka-Yan Leung) manage to lose all their cash and get into trouble with a casino owner. When their p... Read more